Adorable Succulents and Cacti

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I love succulents and cacti, mostly because they are so adorably cute and the "fact" that they are suppose to be easy to care and hardy. Me believing in this "fact" encouraged me to buy succulents and cacti whenever I see them sold in shops BUT most often than not, they die on me :'(


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I drew this based on an actual cactus flower which bloomed in my apartment balcony once.


I have had so many different cactus and succulents in my life and they usually survived for a few years before they die. If we refer to this link, I have had the:

  • Crassula 'Tom Thumb'
  • Aloe Juvenna ‘Tiger Tooth Aloe’
  • Senecio Rowleyanus ‘String Of Pearls’
  • Button Cactus
  • Bunny Cactus
  • Ball Cactus
  • Prickly Pear
  • Bishop's Cap


I used to have these and they grew quite big, about 10cm in diameter, my best achievement. The tall guy was about 15cm in height.
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This is my only surviving succulent and cacti but they are not doing well :(
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In my travels, I love taking photos of succulents and cacti.

This was when I was in Greece, in one of the beautiful islands, wishing my cacti would grow happy and healthy like this.
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Bunny Cactus

When I went to one of the famous markets (I think it is the Queen Victoria Market) in Melbourne, there was a stall that sold succulents and cacti! Look at how cute, healthy and happy they are!
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Aaaahhhh....
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Soooo adorable...
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I was very tempted to buy them home but I did not think they will pass the immigration.
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Looking at these photos now makes me smile just looking at the succulents and cacti.

I hope to be able to find the right formula to keep succulents and cacti, more or less sun, just enough water?
Dearest @gertu, my master of plants, may I ask, what is the secret?

When I had these cuties (before they died),
I made an origami flower to hang out with them.
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Seems slowly I am getting familiar with many scullent and cacti lover....that also helping me looking the other side of cactus...which spine but has beauty beneath

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They are pretty cute. Prickly but cute. Hehe.
There are some really cute and fat little succulents which are not prickly at all :)

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Wow! Nice photo succulents collection.me, too I love them, I want to grow them but.. We always transfer,no permanent address. That's why am just until appreciating my friends plants.

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Prettiness succulents...I love succulents, too. But because we always transfer, no permanent address, I can't grow them. Only appreciating my friends garden collection. I really envy them.

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Thank you @jurich60. You can get some (maybe 3) and bring them along wherever you go :) They are small and mobile.

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Hmm, thanks much. Why I hav'nt thought of that. You are right, ok ok hehehe I will search for succulent that produced flowers.

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I like all plants. And I have a great collection of cacti and succulents. I put them in the sun, little water, enough soil with nutrients and I talk to they a lot.
What a pity yours die. It saddens me when plants die. @marblely.

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